Recording LP's to CD - quality of sound chip

I want to transfer my LP collection to CD.I am purchasing suitable software for the task (Fasttrak Audio Clean Deluxe), but am wondering about the quality of my PC's sound system. I have a PC Chips 810LMR motherboard with built in sound.Is this good enough quality (i.e S/N ratio etc) for the job, or do I need a dedicated sound card?If I need a card, what is the best budget card, Creative 5.1, Videologic or Hercules.

so u have these files saved on ur HDD? if u are copying these files straight off ur HDD to CD then the sound card does not matter as it is only the data that matters, if the files are high quality then the cd will b high quality, the sound card has nothing to do with the quality of sound from files being transferred to cd, hope this helps a bit, sorry if i have mis-understood ur problem,

BillEmm is right when he says "If you have an average record player, an average 'cleaning' program, old LPs etc then there is nothing to be gained by spashing out on a quality audio card."

I transferred my vinyl collection on to CD about 18 months ago I used a Michell Reference Turntable with Ortofon moving coil cartridge I used a Moving coil preamp to input the signal into the sound card because the output of the moving coil is so low, if you are using a moving magnet cartridge you dont need the preamp you will need a special lead i.e. left & right phono to minature stereo jack.

I used a Creative SB PCI 128 soundcard and the software I used was Adaptec (now Roxio)Easy CD Creator 4 this has a program called Spin Doctor that lets you record your Vinyl or Audio Tapes onto your hard drive ready for burning, and it comes with the special lead to connect to the soundcard.

It also has a clean up facility with it to remove crackle and hiss if needed but be very careful with this if you overdo it you soon degrade the music. The cleaner the Vinyl the better the results.

I am very happy with the results I got and I hope you will be happy with yours which ever way you decide to do it

I have an SIS 7018 audio chip on my mobo, and have recently tranferred my lp/cassette collection onto the HDD, and burnt to CD.

Playback quality is better after a clean-up with Audio Cleaning Lab 3, I get a much cleaner sound now by playing back direct from the lossless WMA files on HDD, to my Denon HiFi. rather than using the original master.

You may need to experiment with line input volume and I advise only use CDR discs and burn at a speed not exceeding 16X.